Bug 483731

Summary: anaconda does not properly handle existed raid devices in kickstart
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Peter Vrabec <pvrabec>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
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Version: 5.2CC: hdegoede
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Description Peter Vrabec 2009-02-03 12:38:36 UTC 
Description of problem:
Image the situation where you have existed system and you want to re-install it via kickstart. You don't want to make any changes with partitions, because it's desired to use EXISTED partitions and raid devices. Some raid devices should be formatted(/boot") some not(/home). And now the problem is: that even even if you properly use onpart  and useexisted options in your kickstart, the existed raid devices are ignored by installer.


Example:

Lets reinstall system like this. Installation is driven by kickstart without users interaction - everything already set-up in kickstart
/dev/md0 - /boot --format
/dev/sda3 -/     --format
/dev/sda4 - swap --format
/dev/md1 - /home --NO_format

After successful installation reboot into the system and see mount and /etc/fstab.

Result:
Neither /boot nor /home is mounted

Expected result:
/boot mounted and re-formatted
/home mounted and not-formatted (useexited)

Additional info:
There might be a problem with my kickstart. And I'll be happy it that's the true. But I have tried several kickstarts created by different ways(hand/anacodna/system-config-,...) and none of them worked.
Comment 1 Hans de Goede 2009-11-30 11:03:45 UTC 
Can you please attach the kickstart file in questions and the installation logs?